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Lam Patent "No; 76,549, dated April 7,1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAI. CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. TAYLOR, of Oharlestown, in the county of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImproizement in the Manner of Constructing Safes or Cases for Keeping and Using of Friction-Matches; and I do hereby declare-that the following is afull and exact descrip-" tion thereof, it being what Iterm'an Ornamental Match-Safe; and I hereby refer to the accompanying drawings,

making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, ingwhichsaid drawings-.- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the safe with all'its parts,-and Figure 2 the movable pan or box taken. from its case and shown separately. p I construct my safe by forming, first, a square or rectangularbox or case of wood, A B C D, standing uponits base, E F, and enriched with such mouldings and other ornaments as may be desired. On oneside of this" boxI make the opening G, and adapt the same to receive the drawer H H, so that it may slide closely yet,

easily into place. This'drawer'I make of such: dimensions inside that it may receive the ordinary frictionmatches, either when the same are laid across the drawer horizontally, or when they are set up vertically within the same. The whole inside of this'drawer I line with tin plate or other sheet metal, and fix a plate of the same material over the drawer within the case AB C D, so that when the drawer is closed, the matches packed therein shall not be in contact with anywood whatever. v i i Inthe top or upper portion of the case'A B Q D, I place the pan. or box I I, ,made of sheet metal, :and of such size as to slip easily-within the cavity of the case. The depth of thispan should be such as to occupy most of the space remaining above the draweigandyet admit of suitable steps or ledges, or a partition across the' case, on which the pan may rest when in place. The height of thispan is also to be such that it shall not, when in place, plevent the putting on of the cover J K, according to the dotted lines, by which the matches laid in v the pan are tightly and securely shut up. This cover is provide'd'with t-he ornamental handleL for its better. management, and the lower surface is lined with sheet metal, as before described. This cover I likewise, in-

some cases, provide with hinges at one side, so that it may be turned over instead of lifted-up directly.

I furthermore divide the pan I I by a metallic partition, M, into two unequal portions or chambers, of which the-larger, a a, is to be used for, holding unburned matches for immediate use, while the smaller, b b, is employed to receive the remnants and bits of matches after burning; so as to prevent their contact with other combnstibles. The partition M is tobe as high as'the sides of the pan,and should reach the under or metallic surface of the cover J K. e d When the chamber 6 6 becomes filled with remains of burned matches, or when it is desired to clean it fout, it is to. be removed from its place by lifting out the partition M, when itmay be cleared of all its contents. 7

The surface'for ignitingthe matches I place on one side of the case, at N N, covering'it with emery or grit, in the usual manner.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i's

As an article of manufacture, a safe for matches, containing the drawer H and the movable pan II,

with the two chambers formed therein, andeither made of or lined with metal, together with an igniting-surface N N on one side thereof, the whole constructed in-themgmner and for the purposes su stantially as above-setforth;

GEORGE G. TAYLOR.-

Witnesses:

Gvnu's M. TRACY, HENRY O. OLIVER. 

